By Spahic Omer The following are six important lessons that we Muslims can learn from the raging COVID-19 pandemic. The lessons are enduring and could…
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Category: Opinion
The Mother of All Exams
By Spahic Omer Almighty Allah as the Absolute Originator, Creator and Fashioner created life and saturated it with an ultimate purpose and meaning. He then…
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How to survive mental breakdown
By Nurul Suhaidi Each week we have news themes curated straight to us on what to care about. What topic should we pick for the…
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Fast fashion, mass pollution
By Maryam Iman Binti Norhashimi Fast fashion, inexpensive and trendy clothing that are very quickly coming in and out of style and available to all…
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Elites and Obstruction of Truth
By Spahic Omer The Quran repeatedly refers to the concept of al-mala, which could be translated as œelites, œchiefs and œeminent ones. Most of the…
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Five mosques in Jeddah as examples of neo-traditionalism
By Spahic Omer The mosques of historic Jeddah and its immediate vicinity “ where the first development following the demolition of the city walls took…
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Al-Jaffali mosque as an ornament of Jeddah
By Spahic Omer Al-Jaffali mosque in Jeddah was built in 1987. It is located on the left side of al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Street, just outside the…
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˜Akkash mosque as a traditionalised mosque in Jeddah
By Spahic Omer ˜Akkash mosque lies on the northern side of Qabil Street, which is one of the oldest business streets in Jeddah. The street…
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By Spahic Omer The following is a brief description of two important and at the same time very beautiful historic mosques in Jeddah. The mosques…
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Al-Mimar mosque as the most strategic mosque in Jeddah
By Spahic Omer Al-Mimar mosque is a historic mosque in Jeddah situated in Harah al-Mazlum (al-Mazlum quarter). It is located in a historic area that…
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